Baylor blows late 20-point lead, falls in Cotton Bowl

Updated 8:02 pm, Thursday, January 1, 2015

Connor Cook (right) of the Michigan State Spartans and Brian Allen celebrate after a game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds against the Baylor Bears.

Connor Cook (right) of the Michigan State Spartans and Brian Allen celebrate after a game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds against the Baylor Bears.

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Baylor blows late 20-point lead, falls in Cotton Bowl

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ARLINGTON — They don’t call it the Cotton Bowl Classic for nothing.

Michigan State stormed back from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to claim a wild 42-41 victory over Baylor Thursday in the highest scoring game in Cotton Bowl history.

Connor Cook’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Keith Mumphery with 17 seconds left and Michael Geiger’s conversion pulled the Spartans to the victory. They became only the second team in college football this season to overcome a fourth-quarter deficit of at least 20 points.